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Health in Blendon Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Blendon Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Blendon Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57363. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.7%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
38.6%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
24.5%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
8.8%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
14.4 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Blendon Township adults…

On every condition, Blendon Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Blendon Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.1–38%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Blendon Township

No hospital or community health center in Blendon Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 14.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 14.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 12.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.5 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
24.1 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
31.3 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
33.5 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Blendon Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Blendon Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Blendon Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Blendon Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Blendon Township, betterBlendon Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Blendon Township gets moving

4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blendon Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
75%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blendon Township 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Blendon Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Blendon Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Blendon Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Blendon Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Badger Township: 37.9%Palatine Township: 37%Mount Vernon Township: 38.6%Mitchell: 38%Beulah Township: 38.2%Perry Township: 37.9%Hopper Township: 37%Firesteel Township: 36.9%Belford Township: 36.8%Union Township: 38.5%Dudley Township: 36.5%Blendon Township: 38.6%Blendon TownshipBadger TownshipPalatine TownshipMount Vernon TownshipAvera Queen of Peace · Mitchell · 14.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHHorizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 12.7 mi+Access Health - Mitchell · Mitchell · 14.5 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Palatine Township37%
Badger Township37.9%
Blendon Township38.6%
Mount Vernon Township38.6%
SD35.9%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Badger Township————
Palatine Township————
Mount Vernon Township————

Badger Township, Palatine Township and Mount Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.2%

of Blendon Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Blendon Township

Why doesn’t Blendon Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Blendon Township.

What hospital is closest to Blendon Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 14.4 miles in a straight line from Blendon Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Blendon Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.